双城记 开篇“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times”

每周推出一至两篇简短的名著名篇，欢迎打卡！ 1:07 双城记开篇 来自说英语故事的面包树 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; 这是最好的时代，这是最坏的时代； it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; 这是智慧的时代，这是愚蠢的时代； it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; 这是信仰的时期，这是怀疑的时期； it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; 这是光明的季节，这是黑暗的季节； it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; 这是希望之春，这是失望之冬； we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; 我们拥有一切，我们一无所有； we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way. 我们直登天堂，我们直入地狱。 (Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities) (查尔斯.狄更斯《双城记》） 《双城记》是狄更斯最重要的代表作之一。狄更斯在47岁时才出版，是他迟暮之年的巅峰之作。开篇段落整段运用对偶，将时代的矛盾巧妙而有力地展露无遗，也因此成为文学史上的经典段落之一。 epoch n.：age, era, period 时代、纪元 incredulity n.：the state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief 怀疑 despair n. ：to lose all hope 绝望 喜欢请分享和转发~ 谢谢~